Super subtle indeed, a medium gray pattern with tiny dots in a grid.
Source Designova
A seamless pattern the starting point for which was a 'colour modulo' texture in Paint.net.
Source Firkin
Subtle scratches on a light gray background.
Source Andrey Ovcharov
A seamless tessellation pattern. To get the tile this is formed from, select the pattern in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
This is the remix of "polka dot seamless pattern".The image depicts polka dot seamless pattern.
Source Yamachem
A seamless pattern based on a square tile that can be retrieved in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a drawing in 'Line and form", Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin
A grayscale fabric pattern with vertical lines of stitch holes.
Source V. Hartikainen
A seamless pattern based on a square tile that can be retrieved in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Tweed is back in style – you heard it here first. Also, the @2X version here is great!
Source Simon Leo
A seamless chequerboard pattern formed from a tile that can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i. Alternative colour scheme.
Source Firkin
This makes me wanna shoot some pool! Sweet green pool table pattern.
Source Caveman
So tiny, just 7 by 7 pixels – but still so sexy. Ah yes.
Source Dmitriy Prodchenko
A simple example on using clones. You can generate a nice base for a pattern fill quickly with it.
Source Lazur URH
Prismatic Abstract Line Art Pattern Background
Source GDJ
From a drawing in 'Two Women in the Klondike', Mary Hitchcock, 1899.
Source Firkin
The classic notebook paper with horizontal stripes.
Source Are Sundnes
Formed by distorting a JPG from PublicDomainPictures
Source Firkin
Remixed from a design on Pixabay. To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i
Source Firkin
This was formed by distorting an image of a background on Pixabay.
Source Firkin
Seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be extracted by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin